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Music and Lyrics (2007)

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Reviews Counted:159

Fresh:99

Rotten:60

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Music & Lyrics is a light and pleasant romantic comedy that succeeds because of the considerable charm of its co-stars. The music segments featuring Hugh Grant are worth the price of admission.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sexual content.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Romance, , Musicians, Relationships, Singers, Composers, Theatrical Release

Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $50,514,047

Synopsis: Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is a cynical and self-deprecating former pop idol (the hilarious opening video introduces his '80s new wave band Pop!) who is now playing the nostalgia circuit, but has... Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is a cynical and self-deprecating former pop idol (the hilarious opening video introduces his '80s new wave band Pop!) who is now playing the nostalgia circuit, but has maintained enough dignity to turn down an appearance on a "Battle of the '80s Has-Beens" TV reality show. Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore) is a gifted writer with deep inferiority issues who's been hired to water Fletcher's plants, and ends up becoming his emergency fill-in lyricist for a song he needs to deliver to teen queen singer Cora (Haley Bennett) in four days. Despite this contrived "cute meet," the film, to its great credit, deftly avoids many possible rom-com tropes in favor of organic, character-driven conflicts and comic situations. Alex and Sophie fall in love, struggle over their song, and wrestle with their own respective resistance to romantic happiness, while simultaneously coping with the frustrations of the creative process and the demands of the music industry. The two leads (aided by great comic sidekick turns from Brad Garrett and Kristen Johnston) manage to pull all this off with a lightness of touch that makes the characters' vulnerability appealing and not pathetic. The original songs by Adam Schlesinger (the go-to guy for singer-songwriter film music) is charming and catchy. [More]

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant, Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant, Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston, Campbell Scott, Hayley Bennett, Zak Orth, Brooke Tansley

Director: Mark Lawrence

Director: Mark Lawrence
Producer: Mark Lawrence
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Move beyond the lame title, and you'll find an unexpectedly good movie, with the inspired casting of Drew Berry and Hugh Grant possessing the necessary chemistry to lift this rote, manufactured story into something appealing.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
07/26/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Far too little originality ... to make the film anything other than a disposable rom-com triviality.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
07/03/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Music and Lyrics could have had more rhythm and a better beat...

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
05/04/07
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Hugh Grant is a genius at romantic comedy. He has just the right blend of good looks, sex appeal, wit, sensitivity, self-awareness, and even more endearing, self-mockery.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
04/23/07
Beverly Berning
Beverly Berning
culturevulture.net

"Music and Lyrics" argues that pop songs are poetry, and in the tradition of Walt Whitman, the film proceeds to celebrate itself.

Full Review Source: Flak Magazine | comment Comment
03/29/07
Stephen Himes
Stephen Himes
Flak Magazine

Una comedia romántica realmente menor y predecible, con alguna ironía sobre la música pop de los años '80 (y la de ahora).

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
03/29/07
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

... this is a movie that will lose nothing when you rent it from Netflix a few months from now.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
03/14/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Good-natured, melodic and sweet as can be, "Music and Lyrics" is like listening to your favorite '80s compilation: It just plain makes you feel good.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
03/09/07
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Embora nada original, o roteiro é suficientemente divertido e explora muito bem as mais do que estabelecidas personas da dupla principal: o jeitão desajeitado e auto-crítico de Grant e a insegurança engraçadinha de Barrymore.

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03/04/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Music and Lyrics is a nice, light, bright romantic comedy -- a demonstration of the best and the worst of modern romantic comedy in action, in fact. ...

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
03/02/07
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Cinematical

Despite a copout ending that dumbs down the film's previous wit-filled 90 minutes, few mainstream audiences will be able to resist its charms.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
02/28/07
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

This movie has more witty lines in any 10 minute clip than most comedies have in the entire film.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
02/27/07
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Music and Lyrics is not the most original or ambitious movie I've ever seen. However, Barrymore is well-paired with Grant in a story that is smarter than you might think. It's just all-around good fun.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/26/07
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Like a catchy pop song you can't stop humming, the sublime romantic melody of Music and Lyrics puts a smile on your face and love in your heart.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
02/26/07
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

This is Barrymore's burden, that she consistently resists generic business even as she makes it tolerable. The next step is to challenge the business outright.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/24/07
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Witty, playful, charming and satisfying -- an unpretentious confection that's just right and a little bit more.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
02/23/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

...when this movie gets a moment right, it nails it. It's now you tolerate/notice the rest that will affect your experience.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
02/23/07
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Barrymore ... and Grant are both charming here, and yet there's no chemistry between them at all.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
02/23/07
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
 
 
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